Draft rigging



Aug. 15, 1933.

D. sI BARRows DRAFT RIGGING Filed July 25, 1927 Momma Patented Aug. 15, 1933 e PAT ENT OFFICE DRAFT RI'GGING Donald. S. Barrows, Rochester, N. Y., assignor to The Symington Company, New York, N. Y., a Corporation of Maryland Application July 25, 1927. Serial No. 208,284

8 Claims.

of. a combinedv striking. casting and sill tie member so constructed. that-sufficient opening is provided for the insertion and removal of the complete swivel butt of an associated coupler, a removable carrier being provided for supporting saidcoupler when in place. g

Afurther object of my invention is to provide a removable carrier. for use with a combined striking casting and sill .tie member, said carrier preferably comprising apiece of standard angle iron` which. may be positioned. even when` an associated coupler is in place, by inserting a. ange thereot betweeny the stem of said coupler and supporting shelves. on the casting, and means preferably involving ay transverse bolt passed through the striking casting. back of the vertical flange of said` angle iron for locking the/same in positionV againstadjacent webs on said casting.

Other. objects.- andl advantages of the invention relating tothe particular arrangement'and construction of` the various. parts will become apparent..- as.v the. description proceeds.

Referring to the drawing illustrating my' invention,.the scope' whereof is-dened by the appended: claimsz.V Y

Figure 1. is aplanof draft rigging showing-my improved. form of. swivel butt` coupler, lthe associated combined` striking. casting andsilltie member aswell. as the connected. sillsbeing illustrated in section on-the line 1 1 of Figure 3 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 2. is a longitudinal vertical sectional view on thev line 2-2 of Figure4 1 lookingV in'- the directionbf the arrows. g

Figure 3 isa front elevation of my combined casting,..a,- portionz thereof illustrated in section onthe line 3.--3 of lliigure 1- looking-f in thedirectionefthef arrows.

Referring to. the' drawing in detail, like parts .being designated bylike reference characters, therefvis illustrated acombinedv casting r11 formed with. a ,couplerV striking. or` stop; portion` 2 and. a

sill tie portion or member 3 connected by substantially upright side portions 4 formedv with rearwardly extending: connecting ears or flange portions 5 which, in the embodiment shown, are fastened to associated sills 6 by means of a plurality of rivets 7. The sills are shown slotted as indicated at 8 and the rearwardly extending flange portions or webs 5 are correspondingly slotted as indicatedV at 9 and form the forward portions of cheek plates, the rear portions of which are not shown, and are adapted to reinforce the slotted portionsy of the sills which are adapted to receive a. usual form ofv draft key 10, as will be understood.

The striking casting portion 2 of the combined casting is preferably formed with an upright web portion 11 adapated to engage with the horn of the coupler 12 upon sufncient rearward movement thereof and a lower inwardly extending flange or web portion 13 overlying the shank or stem of said coupler.. Extending from the upper edge of. the wed portion 11 and continuedv rearwardly is a. shelf or web portion 1-4. The rearward portion'of said shelf 14. may be downwardly offsetas indicated. at 15 to extend beneath and'be connected with an associated sill cover Vplate (not shown). The upper flange is and adjacent portionof the web 17 of the sills 6 are preferably cut away as indicated at 18 to receive the shelf portion 1550i. the casting. For bracing the Webportionsll, 13, 14 and 1'5 together, longitudinally extending web portions 19 are preferably provided which` gradually taper from therear edge of the web 13 and finally merge into the web15.'

The sill tie portion ofthe combined casting is preferably formed with" a'web20 and depending lflanges 21- at opposite edges thereof. The end portions of said Web preferably merge into the corresponding lower ends of thewebsY 22 of the side portionsl 4 of the casting and the end portions off the front and-rear flanges 21, respectively, merge with the'front angesor webs 2,3 and the rear flanges or webs 24- of saidl casting. It will be apparent that the f-ront ilangesY 23 of the casting extend inwardly from the web 22 thereby narrowing the front opening through the casting whereas the rear llanges 24 are offset outwardly withv respect to the front flanges thereby providing a larger opening from the rear of said combined casting 1.

' For supporting the associated coupler 12 at the proper elevation, a removable'carrier or carry iron- 25 isprovided,` saidcarrier preferably being inthe formof a standardangle iron with a forward` verticaland' depending iiange 26 Yand an upper horizontal flange 27, said upper flange 27 underlying and adapted to directly support the stem of the coupler 12. The combined casting 1, in order to properly support the removable carrier 25, is provided with'shelf portions 28 and 29 extending inwardly from the webs 22. The

shelves'28 preferably comprise a horizontal por-l tion 30 directly underlying and supporting the the following manner.

horizontal flange 27 of the carrier 25 anda substantially triangular bracing flange or web 3l depending therebeneath. The shelf portions 29 are disposed lower than the shelf portions 2.8 for shelf portions 28, they may Ybe formed as simple stools or blocks extending upwardly from the web 20 and inwardly from the webs or ilanges 23'. In order to limit vertical movement of the carrier 25, stop portions 32 are provided extending inwardly from the webs 22, as illustrated particularly in Figures`2 and 3, with just enough clearance with respect to the flange 27for permitting insertion of the carrier as will be described hereinafter. l v, K

In'order to lock the carrier 25 as illustratecba locking member preferably comprising a b olt 33 is provided, said bolt extending through alined apertures 34 in the'webs 22 of the side members 4 and, inthe embodiment illustrated, beingprovided with a head 35 at one end and threaded for the reception of a nut 36 at the other fend. A

, washer 37 may be Aused, 'if desired,`and a Cotter 38 is desirably providedfor preventing the nut 36 from working off the end of the bolt when in use. The apertures 34 are 'so positioned that the vertical flange or leg 26 of the carrier 25 is closely engaged between the bolt 33 and the webs or flanges 23 on the casting.`

The stern portion 39 of the coupler 12 is preferably pivotally' connected to' the swivel block or butt portion 48 to form a swivel butt coupler, as by means of pivot pins 44 and 45.

Because of the relatively large opening provided throughthe combined casting 1, when'ther carrier 25 is removed, the swivel block may be assembled with the coupler stem before insertion to position. When in position as illustrated,V it is adapted to associate with cushioning mechanism and associated parts of draft rigging in any well known manner.

The carrier 25 may be inserted in position in Inasmuch as the opening through the combined lcasting 1 is restricted byV the flanges or webs 23, the carrier 25 is inserted from the back vof the casting after the swivel butt' of the coupler is in place as indicated in Figure 2, said coupler, however, being raised slightly so as to permit the flange 27 of the carrier to be swung therebeneath by being rotated slightly clockwise to the position illustrated. After positioning saidl carrier 25 so' that the flanges 26 and 27 are, re-

. spectively, supported on the shelves 29 and 28, the

flange 26 being positioned close tothe flanges 23,

' the bolt is inserted in position-immediately 'be locked in position in any desired manner as by means offthe nut and cotter heretofore described. From the foregoing, it will-be seen that I have devised an improved draft rigging involving a combined casting in which the opening therethrough is of sufficient size togreoeive a coupler butt of abnormal size so that the swivel butt of a coupler may be inserted after assembly. Likewise, it will be apparent that, on account of the removable carrier which may be positioned without dlilicultyy after thecoupler is in place, I have provided for conveniently supporting the coupler Vat the desired elevation.

Having now described my invention, I claim:

l. In a railway draft rigging, in combination with a coupler having an enlarged butt, a combined casting comprising portions serving, respectively, as a striking casting and sill tie member, said tie member being spaced sunficiently from the striking portion to permit the free insertion and removal of the butt of the coupler, said casting being formed with inwardly extending shelf portions disposed at a plurality of elevations intermediate the striking casting and sill tiemember, and a removablercarrier comprising horizontal and vertical portions and supported at its ends, with the horizontal portion resting on y the high shelfporticns and the ertic'al portions resting on the low shelf portions, and adapted to extend beneath the stem of the coupler for the'support thereof. l

y2. In a railway draft rigging, in combination with a coupler havingV an enlarged butt', a combined 'casting comprising portions serving, respectively,

and the ends of said horizontal flange on other of vsaid shelf portions.

3'. In a railway draft rigging, in combination with a coupler having an enlargedbutt, a combined casting comprising portions serving, respectively, as a striking casting and sill tie member, said tie member being spaced sufliciently below the striking portion to permit the insertion and removal of the butt of the coupler, said casting being formed with inwardly extending shelf iio portions disposed at a plurality of elevations and a piece of standard angle iron inserted from the back of the combined casting with a horizontal flange supported on the shelf portions at the higher elevation, and an upright depending flange supported on'the shelf portions vof lower elevation, Vsaid angle ironserving as a removable carrier for the support of the couplenv 4. A vcombined casting vcomprising portions serving, respectively, as a strikingcasting' and sill tie member, said tie member being spaced a greaterfdistance than normal from the striking casting for receiving a coupler such as a swivel butt coupler with an unusually large butt portion, Vsaid casting being provided with shelf portions extending inwardly from the sidesthereof and disposed at relatively high and'low elevations intermediate the striking casting and sill tie member, and a section of angle ironv entered from theback of the casting and partially rotated about its own axis until one leg'thereof is'substantially horizontal and supported on the sufficiently from the striking portion to provide` for the free insertion and removal of Vthecomplete swivel butt of an associated coupler, means extending inwardly from the sides of said castingv for supporting, respectively, a horizontal flange and vertical flange of a removable angle iron, said casting being formed with a transverse web portion extending inwardly from the front face of the casting and preventing insertion of the angle iron from the front, said casting being formed to permit insertion of said angle iron from the rear upon rotation thereof about its longitudinal axis until it is supported on the shelf portions, and means for locking said Vangle iron when in place comprising a removable member extending between the sides of the casting behind the vertical flange of the angle iron for holding said flange against the transverse web portion of the casting and preventing rotation and removal thereof.

6. A combined casting comprising portions serving, respectively, as a striking casting and sill tie member, said tie member being spaced sufficiently from the striking portion to permit the free insertion and removal of the enlarged butt of a coupler, said casting being formed with integrally extending shelf portions spaced from both the striking casting and sill tie'portions of the casting, and a removable carrier with an upper flange supported on said shelf Vportions and adapted to extend beneath the stem of the associated coupler forvthevsupport thereof, and a side flange, said sill tie member having stool portions underlying the ends of said flange for supporting the-same.

'7. A combined casting comprising portions serving, respectively, as a striking casting and sill tie member, said tie member being spaced sufficiently from the striking casting to permit the free insertion and removal of the stem of a coupler with an enlarged butt, said casting be-l ing provided with inwardly extending shelf portions intermediate the striking casting and sil] tie member, and an angle iron serving as a removable carrier supported at the ends of one flange thereof on said shelf portions and disposed with the other flange substantially vertical and resting at its ends on projections from the sill tie member and adapted to underlie and support `an associated coupler.-

8. A combined casting comprising portions serving, respectively, as a striking casting and sill tie member, said tie member being spaced sufficiently from the striking casting to permit the insertion and removal of the enlarged butt of an associated coupler, the sides of said casting connecting said striking casting and sill tie portions being formed with inwardly extending supporting portions disposed at relatively high and relatively low elevations, and a section of angle iron inserted with ane flange horizontal and the other vertical and the horizontal flange supported on the shelf portions at the relatively high elevation and the other flange supported on the shelf portions at the lower elevationwhereby said angle iron is adapted to serve as a removable carrier for the support of an associated coupler.

DONALD S. BARROWS.

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